Why You Should 'Chunk' Your Next Long Run

Why You Should 'Chunk' Your Next Long Run

Have you ever looked at a training plan and gotten terrified by the gruesome mileage of your long run of the week? Let’s talk about how to make the number less scary by using something called “chunking.”

Even the Great Wall was built brick by brick. Chunking is a mental technique that involves breaking up your runs into pieces (you know, chunks) to make them more liftable, as opposed to one long distance or time.

Here are a few tried-and-true ways to utilize the chunking technique during your run ahead.